Series: From Pastor’s desk
Number: Vol. 15, No. 21
Beloved: grace, mercy and peace be yours without measure from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour. It is with great joy that I welcome you to another week of the month of September 2026. My prayer is that God will keep your heart loyal to Him forever, so that you can continue to enjoy His goodness in the land of the living. Amen.
As we are shown in the bible, one main reason God rejected Saul as king over Israel was that he was stubborn and proud. Yes, he made mistakes. But anyone can make mistakes. In fact, the bible says that we all stumble in many ways. (Cf. James 3:2)
So, Saul was not rejected as king by God merely because he made some mistakes. Rather, he was rejected by Him because he was stubborn and proud. If he were not stubborn and proud, he would seek the face of God for forgiveness when he made the mistakes he made. And since God is a merciful God, He would have forgiven him, if he had sought His face for the forgiveness of his sins.
But Saul was a very stubborn and proud person. So, he would not seek God’s face for the forgiveness of his sins. Instead, he kept on acting as though his disobedience to God was not anything serious. Therefore, Samuel, the man of God that ordained him as king over Israel, completely cut himself off him. Look at what is said in the bible about that:
“Then Samuel left for Ramah, but Saul went up to his home in Gibeah of Saul. Until the day Samuel died, he did not go to see Saul again, though Samuel mourned for him. And the LORD was grieved that he had made Saul king over Israel.” (1 Sam 15:34-35NIV)
Did you see that? After Samuel had rebuked Saul for his disobedience to God the second time, he would not visit him again. And sadly, Saul also would not go to look for Samuel again until the day he wanted to capture David in Samuel’s place. Why? He felt that he did not need the man of God again. He felt that he could handle the kingdom all by himself without the spiritual guidance of Samuel again. (Cf. 1 Sam 19:18-24)
Now what was that? That was pride and stubbornness. And because of the pride and stubbornness of Saul, he ended up turning to sorcery for guidance towards the end of his reign. That, of course, was how he completely destroyed himself without remedy. (Cf. 1 Sam 28)
In like manner, there are many in the church today that are full of pride and stubbornness like King Saul. They too will not accept any form of rebuke or correction that is in line with the word of God. And if they can see that you will not allow them to do as they please, they will altogether stay away from you. So, they prefer to be attending multiple Christian assemblies than to stay in one assembly where they can be monitored and led in the will of God.
Sadly, what such people don’t understand is that they too will most likely end their lives like Saul. They too, since they will not embrace true spiritual guidance, will most likely end up turning to idolatry. That is because when they are in desperate need of God’s help, He will not attend to them. And He will not attend to them because, like King Saul, they will not seek Him with a loyal heart, even though they are in desperate need of His help.
So, if you have been acting stubborn and proud towards those that God has appointed to give you spiritual guidance, you had better retrace your steps before it is too late. Otherwise, your stubbornness and pride will not just take God’s provisions away from you; they may also make you lose your soul. And may that not be your portion, in Jesus’ name. Amen.
Have a lovely week.
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